Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He very much looks the part of a Bookbinder. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He's also a talented Dyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 pp. Banded agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is typically in his Baker uniform. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ortegar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Baker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Ortegar was taken on many hunting expeditions. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Bucklal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Painter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mercenary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Art was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is red and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Travok was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and revenge

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He struck the Ruler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf, and carries scimitars. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. She became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: To be a Armorer again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 50 gp.